2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa's 4th District
U.S. House · Iowa
Tom Latham (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Becky Greenwald (D) by 21.1 points.
Tom LathamRepublican · winner
60.6%185,458
Becky GreenwaldDemocrat
39.4%120,746
306,204 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Becky GreenwaldTom Latham
$635.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$634K
Spent by the campaign
$1.6M
$1.6K
Cash on hand
$68.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008